Railroad-tie.



PAT-ENTBD 'JUNE 23, 190s.

gc; A. REED,

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Be it known that l, CHARLES] Rina; ya citizen of the United States, residinf at Paul, in the county oi l'lsinsoy sind I 'te -di' Minnesota, have invented nowend us ul iin-- provenients in lAllroad-Tiesj oi' whiehlthe followingy is n spocilication. i

My invention relates to improvements in railway ties and attachments there or. ject being' to provide an improved t which will furnish the inost substzin' i rigid support for the rails, while perntting ready adjustment of the rails to @rade endl gage, and consists in the feature oi construe tion hereinafter described and 'died l ln the accoinpfinyingI drew orniing part of this speciiication, Figure 1 r a side elevation of one type oiiny improved tie, showing the means ifor seeming 5nd adjusting the rails thereon togage and grade. Fie. 2 is a plan view ci the same. 3 is ailetail vertical section on line :rma: oi Fig'. i2. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail of the ineens-for connecting the rail-securing bolts to the tie. Fig. 5 is a partiel side elevation ci a niodilied construction. Fig. 6 is a partiel plan view oi thesanie. Fig. 7 is e detail cross-section on line g/Jy of Fig. 5. section on line z-2 of lug. 5. tail of the tie plate'.

As shown in the drawings, the tie i. eled on top toimrdeach end. 'lj )on Y .f these beveled portions is litted a compensatingly beveled shini 2 upon which is seated the tie plate 3 carrying the rsil ai.

ln the construction shown in lip. 1, the tie A is made of concrete reinforced by rods or other structures 5' and 5, und extending longitudinally tlieie-tlirf. iigh respectively near the top and bottoni oi' s .id i iw'ed Fig. 9 is a decinbly liet/tent each end as shown, and adapted to rece' ,f respectively the hooked bolts Q and 1G, the hooked ends oi'l which have turned tips il (see Fig. il `which when idercd into the ilsttened ends of the ti i l in Fig. #l .fire secured ir V To resist the strain upon too bolts and 1C the reinforcing incrnber 5 is preferably en a turn around the tube 8 and 'the ineinber 6 similarly turned around the tube 7 sind thence downward undernesth the tube 8 :is shown. Uponthe shiniis seated the l i plate 12, preferably provided neer dingen l etenswaren er -907. Serial Noc 316,833.

Fie". S is similar cross liters 'Patent Patented fune 23, 1908.

driven through the plate into it. At diego l nelly opposite corners the plate 12 has down-V turned 'lips 15 with openings there-through to receive the bolts 8 and 9 which when 'liirrnly fastened by their-nuts anchor the rail in the modified construction I shown in 5 to Stlie top of the tie is a. chzi'nn/el bar lo with its flanges 17 extending upward'. This channel bar is bent into the same forni as the upper portion of the concrete tie in Fig. l so as to give a beveled surface at each end of the tie. The chsnnel bar is slit .longitudinelly intermediate of its ends, forminga centre! or tongue part 18 which is then bent downward into the position shown in Figs. 5 `7 and 8. The channel bar is seated upon, slid the tongue embedded in7 a inass ol concrete, or asphalt or bitumen and sand or broken stone composition, which by reason of its rough surface will cling iirrnly to the surrounding rnaterial in which it is embedded and by its frictional resistance and weight will tend to hold the tiefrom displacement when set. ln this construction the bolts 9 :ind 10 hooked into slit openings 20 in the iierges 1.7 oit the channel bars.

The method of assembling the parts in original or new construction is as Jfollows: The tie being set, the shims 2 are laid in approxii'nste position, the rails laid upon the shinis and the tie plates inserted underneath the rails and turned into engaging position end the bolts passed through the same and secured by their nuts. The rails are then adpisted to gage and grade the shiins being driven to proper osition to raise the rails to the required heig it, and the tie plates spiked to the shirns and the nuts secured on the bolts. ln renair work, the ties are inserted wunder the relis, and the shirns, tie plstcs and s then tightening the nuts upon the bolts to adjust the rail to gage. It is apparent that by means ofthe bolts arranged in the osition ofguys, the shearing strain of the rai s under the thrust of car wheels, is transmitted to the tie instead ofv falling wholly upon the rail spikes. l

. means securing said rai 'to gage and grade.

3. In combination, a beveled railway tie,

compensatingly beveled shims adjustable thereon, rails seated ulpon said shims, and s to said tie adjusted 4. A bevel surfaced railway tie, railsarranged thereon, beveled supports for sdid rails slidably adjustable upon the beveled surfaces of said tie, tie plates carrying said rails -upon said supports, and means interconnecting said p ates and tie adapted to anchor said rails 1n place and to adjust them both as to gradeand gage.

5. In combination', a concrete or 'composite tie, tubes arranged transversely there- 1n, bolts en aging said tubes and adapted to secure a rai upon said tie, and means interposed between said rail and tie for adjusting the height or grade of said rail.

6. The combination with a railway rail and its supporting tie, of interconnecting 'means adapted to adj/ust the rail thereon to grade, and to transmit shearing strain from the rail to the tie.

7. The combination with a railway rail and,

its supporting tie, of interconnecting means adapted yto adjust the rail thereon to grade and gage, and to transmit shearing strain from the rail to the tie.

8. In combination with a railway tie-of the class described, means for securing a rail thereon in laterally adjusted positions comprising a rail engaging and supporting plate and diagonally disposed securing boklts for said plate by the adjustment of which saidplate can be shifted longitudinally of said tie. 9. In. combination, a railway tie having a beveled end, and a com ensatingly-beveled, rail-supporting device a a ted to be adjustably seated on the beveledpsurface of the tie. 10. In combination, a railway tie having beveled Iends, compensatingl -beveled devices adj ustably seated on sal beveled ends, a rail supported on said devices, and means for anchoring the rail in place.

11. In combination, a railway rail, a coni crete, beveled, railway tie, and an o ositelybeveled, wooden shim interposedmbetween the rail and tie to adjust the former to'grade.

l2. In combination, a railway rail, a beveled, concrete, railway tie, a similarly beveled,

wooden shim interposed between said rail and tie to adjust the rail to grade, and means for anchoring the rail in place.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at the city ofN ew York, this 17th day of May, 1907.

' CHARLES A. REED.

Witnesses:

A. B. Coffman, C. R. PLACE. 

